Observing a creature’s behavior can prompt deeper inquiries.

Evidence

Noah noticed that Manty was turning brown and seemed slower to eat his live-cricket dinner. — Joanna Stern, I Am Not a Robot- My Year Using AI to…, 930

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Joanna Stern, I Am Not a Robot- My Year Using AI to…, 930
• XREF: connects to: Machines could learn human values by observing behavior instead of being programmed — Brian Christian, The Alignment Problem, 1086; Close observation of an animal indexes genuine care and ownership — , A Year of World Stories, 162; Asking about specific behaviors rather than abuse yields truthful data — , The Rod and the Child: A Global History…, 9768 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Machines could learn human values by observing behavior instead of being programmed #expands (0.75) — Brian Christian, The Alignment Problem, 1086
• Stranger-encounter desirability judgments read appearance, location, and behavior cues #expands (0.72)